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Systems and methods for providing dynamic data referencing in a generic data exchange environment

  • US 5,960,441 A
  • Filed: 09/24/1996
  • Issued: 09/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. For use with a computer system having a dynamic data referencing (DDR) module, a plurality of external data references accessible via said DDR module, said computer system capable of executing a user application that operates on a plurality of generic variables, a system that dynamically binds said external data references to said generic variables, comprising:

  • a DDR interface routine within said user application that allows creation of an alias variable for at least some of said plurality of generic variables, said alias variable adapted to identify a given external data reference, said user application employing said alias variable at runtime to request said DDR module to bind a given generic variable to said given external data reference to allow communication of data between said user application and said external references, an external data statement being used to associate at least one of said generic variables of said user application with at least one of said external references and a selection set.

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